Starting with a Breakup: Why Is the True Heiress My Possessive Ex? - Chapter 61

“How was it detected?”

Xu Nian asked out of curiosity.

Leng Xiao turned to look at her.

Her gaze was as cold as winter ice, as though she had swallowed ten pounds of frost—or as if someone owed her a million yuan and still hadn’t paid it back.

Fortunately…

That person clearly wasn’t Xu Nian.

Xu Nian instinctively shrank her neck.

“Um… I was just asking.”

“It’s nothing complicated.”

Leng Xiao answered calmly.

“This is one of the abilities of the Tranquility Path.”

“Whenever a Fluxbeast appears, the emotional fluctuations in that area become unusually intense.”

“As long as I capture those abnormalities, I can generally pinpoint the location.”

Her tone softened slightly after giving the explanation.

The icy attitude from before was probably because her Tranquility value had risen too high.

As a Four-Star Fluxweaver, preferring silence and avoiding unnecessary conversation was only natural.

Receiving an answer only made Xu Nian even more curious.

“What if it isn’t a Fluxbeast?”

“Then it’s probably a riot… or some other emergency.”

“We still have to respond.”

“What about concerts?”

“Large-scale concerts have to be reported to the Security Bureau beforehand.”

“I see…”

Xu Nian nodded before another question popped into her head.

“Then what if a Tranquility Fluxbeast appears?”

“Wouldn’t fighting tranquility with tranquility be difficult?”

“Do other teams also have Tranquility Fluxweavers?”

“You really do ask a lot of questions.”

Leng Xiao’s patience was beginning to wear thin.

“Ah…”

“I just finished the crash course today.”

“So there are still lots of things I don’t understand.”

Xu Nian scratched her head awkwardly.

Maybe…

She really had asked a little too much.

Xiao Ge stepped in at the perfect moment.

“It depends on the situation.”

“With Leng Xiao stationed here, any Tranquility Fluxbeast below Four-Star wouldn’t even dare approach this district.”

“As for anything above Four-Star…”

“That’s beyond our team’s capabilities.”

“What if a Five-Star Fluxbeast appears?”

Xiao Ge looked at Xu Nian.

“Do you know what that means?”

Xu Nian obediently shook her head.

Chen Qiu smiled apologetically.

“Looks like I forgot to cover that.”

“I don’t have much teaching experience yet, so missing a few topics is inevitable.”

He continued,

“Once a Five-Star Fluxbeast appears…”

“The disaster is no longer confined to one location.”

“It affects the entire city.”

“A Five-Star has already stepped into the realm beyond ordinary humans.”

“So generally speaking…”

“One to Four-Star belong to the Mortal Realm.”

“Five to Eight-Star belong to the Transcendent Realm.”

“As for Nine-Star and Ten-Star…”

He smiled bitterly.

“Those are merely theoretical realms.”

“Don’t underestimate Captain Xiao just because he’s only Four-Star.”

“A Four-Star Fluxweaver is already incredibly rare.”

“It’s more than enough to command an entire district.”

Xu Nian nodded thoughtfully.

Chen Qiu had mentioned this earlier.

Nine-Star Fluxweavers existed in a permanent state of emotional overload.

They were essentially insane.

As for Ten-Star…

An emotion value fixed permanently at one hundred percent meant becoming nothing more than a slave to one’s emotions.

“Alright.”

“There’s no point discussing things that far ahead.”

“You’ll understand gradually.”

Xiao Ge clapped his hands.

“So.”

“Want to come along?”

“It’ll count as overtime.”

“But it’s also a rare opportunity for real combat experience.”

“I do.”

Xu Nian nodded immediately.

“But first I should let my parents know I’ll be home late.”

“Tell them you’re volunteering at the Security Bureau.”

Xiao Ge answered naturally.

“That’s a good excuse.”

“Thank you, Captain.”

He even thought of an explanation for her.

Sure enough…

It sounded perfectly reasonable.

Without arousing suspicion, it also gave her a legitimate reason to visit the Security Bureau in the future.

Xu Nian immediately called home.

“Mom.”

“Qingya and I might be back late tonight.”

“So don’t wait up for dinner.”

“How late?”

Mother Xu asked.

“I’m… not really sure.”

“It could be very late.”

“Or maybe we’ll finish early.”

That honestly depended on how quickly they dealt with the Fluxbeast.

“Alright.”

“You two are out on a date.”

“Mom understands.”

“Just stay safe and don’t stay up too late.”

“It isn’t a date.”

“I’m volunteering at the Security Bureau.”

“A date is still a date.”

“Why bother calling it volunteering?”

“Mom isn’t going to tease you.”

“Just be careful, alright?”

Xu Nian’s cheeks turned bright red.

Dating itself wasn’t embarrassing.

But…

Why wouldn’t they believe the truth?

What a waste of the excuse she’d confidently prepared.

Forget it.

Whether they believed her or not didn’t really matter.

Sooner or later…

She’d have another chance to use that excuse.

After ending the call, Xu Nian put away her phone without saying anything else.

Meanwhile, Xiao Ge had already gathered the remaining team members.

Everyone prepared to move out.

No uniforms.

Official Fluxweavers always operated in plain clothes.

After all…

Their enemies weren’t ordinary criminals.

Wearing normal clothing also made it much easier to blend into crowds and avoid unnecessary panic.

Although Xiao Ge’s squad officially consisted of nine members…

Including Xu Nian and Su Qingya.

In reality, they rarely deployed the entire team for a single incident.

This time…

Only Xiao Ge, Leng Xiao, one Joy-Path Fluxweaver, and one Compassion-Path Fluxweaver were joining the operation.

Both were women.

The Joy-Path member was named Gu Tong.

She specialized in gathering intelligence and communicating with civilians.

The Compassion-Path member was Jiang Xue.

She primarily provided support using auxiliary Fluxweapons.

Xu Nian had already witnessed what a Compassion Fluxweaver could do.

Their crying could stir compassion within others while simultaneously making Compassion-type Fluxweapons easier to control.

Although the Soul-Imprisoning Death Lantern was now in Xu Nian’s possession…

That didn’t mean the team lacked other Fluxweapons.

Jiang Xue still carried several support-type Fluxweapons of her own.

“Xu Nian.”

Jiang Xue’s soft, slightly tearful voice drifted from the back seat.

“Later… stay close to us.”

“You’re carrying the Soul-Imprisoning Death Lantern.”

“You’ll need to respond immediately if anything unexpected happens.”

“Understood, Senior.”

“S-Senior…”

“I don’t deserve to be called that.”

She smiled awkwardly before turning toward Su Qingya.

“As for you…”

“You’re a frontline combat Fluxweaver.”

“But you’re still only One-Star.”

“For safety’s sake…”

“You should stay with us too.”

Su Qingya hesitated.

“I actually want to go with Captain Xiao.”

“I want to become stronger.”

“So…”

“I want to experience the battlefield firsthand.”

Jiang Xue nodded.

“In that case…”

“You’ll have to ask Captain first.”

Xu Nian quietly listened from the driver’s seat.

As someone on a support-oriented path with almost no combat ability…

She really wasn’t suitable for charging into battle alongside Su Qingya.

Still…

“What if I also—”

“No!”

“No!”

Su Qingya and Jiang Xue interrupted simultaneously.

Su Qingya was worried about Xu Nian’s safety.

Jiang Xue, meanwhile, believed that the wielder of the Soul-Imprisoning Death Lantern should remain on the outskirts, ready to trap any escaping Fluxbeast.

“…Alright.”

The tiny bit of courage Xu Nian had finally gathered vanished instantly.

Fine.

She’d stay where she belonged.

Actually…

Having reliable teammates wasn’t so bad.

Waiting on the perimeter wasn’t exactly difficult either.

She could even take the opportunity to experiment with the abilities of her new Fluxweapon.

Seriously.

What was wrong with support paths?

Why couldn’t Joy be a combat path instead?

Xu Nian drove behind Leng Xiao’s vehicle.

Soon…

The police car ahead gradually slowed.

She slowed as well.

Finally…

Both vehicles came to a stop outside a hospital.

“Everyone.”

“Out of the car.”